Research on Aircraft Engine Bearing Clearance Fault Diagnosis Method Based on MFO-VMD and GMFE

Authors

  • Tong Zhou

    Air China Cargo Co., Ltd., Beijing 101318, China

  • Guojun Zhang

    Quadrant International Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA

  • Yiqun Cai

    University of Florida, Herbert Wertheim College, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/jmmmr.v7i1.7906
Received: 2 February 2024 | Revised: 24 February 2024 | Accepted: 1 March 2024 | Published Online: 9 March 2024

Abstract

Bearings are crucial components in aircraft power systems and mechanical structures, and their complex fault characteristics significantly impact flight safety. To improve the accuracy of aircraft bearing fault diagnosis, this paper proposes a novel diagnostic method based on optimized Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD) and Generalized Multi-Scale Fuzzy Entropy (GMFE). First, the Moth-Flame Optimization (MFO) algorithm is used to optimize the two parameters of the VMD signal decomposition method—the number of modes  and the penalty factor —to obtain the optimal parameter combination . This optimized VMD method is then applied for signal decomposition and reconstruction of bearing vibration signals. Next, the GMFE entropy algorithm is employed to extract fault features from the reconstructed signals, resulting in the required set of bearing fault feature vectors. Finally, the extracted feature vector set is input into a Support Vector Machine (SVM) model for classification and diagnosis of aircraft bearing faults. Experimental results indicate that the proposed method effectively enhances the identification accuracy of bearing diagnosis and demonstrates excellent fault feature extraction capabilities.

Keywords:

Aircraft; Bearing; Variational Mode Decomposition; Generalized Multi-Scale Fuzzy Entropy; Fault Diagnosis

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Tong Zhou, Zhang, G., & Yiqun Cai. (2024). Research on Aircraft Engine Bearing Clearance Fault Diagnosis Method Based on MFO-VMD and GMFE. Journal of Mechanical Materials and Mechanics Research, 7(1), 8–17. https://doi.org/10.30564/jmmmr.v7i1.7906

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